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DOI10.1016/j.yqres.2005.02.011
Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA
Briggs, RW; Wesnousky, SG; Adams, KD
Corresponding AuthorBriggs, RW
JournalQUATERNARY RESEARCH
ISSN0033-5894
Year Published2005
Volume64Issue:2Pages:257-263
Abstract in English

Shoreline geomorphology, shoreline stratigraphy, and radiocarbon dates of organic material incorporated in constructional beach ridges record large lakes during the late Pleistocene and late Holocene in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA. During the late Holocene, a transgression began at or after 3595 +/- 35 C-14 yr B.P. and continued, perhaps in pulses, through 2635 +/- 40 C-14 yr B.P., resulting in a lake as high as 1199 m. During the latest Pleistocene and overlapping with the earliest part of the Younger Dryas interval, a lake stood at approximately 1212 m at 10,820 +/- 35 C-14 yr B.P. and a geomorphically and stratigraphically distinct suite of constructional shorelines associated with this lake can be traced to 1230 m. These two lake highstands correspond to periods of elevated regional wetness in the western Basin and Range that are not clearly represented in existing northern Sierra Nevada climate proxy records. (c) 2005 University of Washington. All rights reserved.


Keyword in EnglishPyramid Lake Lake Lahontan shorelines Holocene Younger Dryas
SubtypeArticle
Language英语
CountryUSA
Indexed BySCI-E
WOS IDWOS:000231831800014
WOS KeywordSIERRA-NEVADA ; GREAT-BASIN ; REGIONAL CLIMATE ; C-14 DATA ; CHRONOLOGY ; CALIFORNIA ; BONNEVILLE ; DROUGHTS ; SYSTEMS ; DESERT
WOS SubjectGeography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS Research AreaPhysical Geography ; Geology
Source InstitutionDesert Research Institute
Document Type期刊论文
Identifierhttp://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/150273
Affiliation(1)Univ Nevada, Ctr Neotect Studies, Reno, NV 89557 USA;(2)Desert Res Inst, Reno, NV 89512 USA
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Briggs, RW,Wesnousky, SG,Adams, KD. Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA[J]. Desert Research Institute,2005,64(2):257-263.
APA Briggs, RW,Wesnousky, SG,&Adams, KD.(2005).Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,64(2),257-263.
MLA Briggs, RW,et al."Late Pleistocene and late Holocene lake highstands in the Pyramid Lake subbasin of Lake Lahontan, Nevada, USA".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 64.2(2005):257-263.
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